Communications Assistant (Mine Actions Project)

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

UNDP works in more than 170 countries and territories. It is one of the leading multilateral development agencies contributing to the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequality and exclusion. In addition to supporting national processes to accelerate progress in human development, it is also noted for the leading role it plays in crisis response and early recovery. This is especially true in Ukraine, where the UNDP Resilience Building and Recovery Programme for the country seeks to support national authorities, civil society and communities through the ongoing war, modelling a humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach.

Within this, UNDP Ukraine is implementing a major project to support frontline towns and areas, which were under temporary military control of the Russian Forces and are now back under Ukrainian Government control. The project has three related components aimed at supporting public safety and civil protection, facilitating safe and durable returns of IDPs and refugees, and laying the foundations for early recovery. These are:

• Clearance of rubble and war debris, including explosive ordnance (EO) and other explosive remnants of war (ERW).

• Mitigation and remediation of critical environmental threats such as asbestos from destroyed buildings, hospital and industrial waste, sewage and chemicals leaching into the water table or water supply, etc.

• Restoration of essential utility services, including power supply, water and sanitation, communications and waste management.

• Develop and oversee the implementation of the project communications strategy and plans; • Assess the impact of the communication strategy and make adjustments accordingly; • Integrate issue-based advocacy into the communications strategy around key priority areas (mine risk education, debris and circular economy, durable solutions etc.) relevant to further resource-mobilization and strategic positioning of UNDP; • Ensure key results and relevant success stories are incorporated into strategic communications outreach; • Support communications coordination around events, campaigns or project milestones; • Draft, edit and produce a range of content across various formats, success stories, blogs, media articles, fact sheets, key messages, videos, graphics and photography; • Collaborate with other digital communication colleagues to test emerging platforms and explore new ideas in digital content creation; • Support the project management team with strategic messaging, speeches and briefs. • Contribute to preparation of project monitoring and reporting; • Work with relevant consultants, experts or external agencies for content creation and multimedia storytelling and social media use; • Support press trips in Ukraine and media outreach; • Perform other duties within your functional profile as assigned and deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the office.

• Professionalism • Integrity • Teamwork and respect for diversity • Commitment to continuous learning • Planning and organizing • Communication • Flexibility • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement

journalism, communications, external relations, public affairs, public relations, or related field. Master's degree will be considered as an asset.

As it is a national UN Volunteer's assignment, the UN volunteer shall organize his/her accommodation by themselves.

Entitlements of National UN Volunteer

The contract lasts for the period indicated in the vacancy with possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity, and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment. This is a full-time contract.

Allowances: • Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) USD 1587 (equivalent in UAH) is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. This sum includes Well-Being Differentials for the period while the ICSC applies hardship classification to duty stations in Ukraine as “E”. • USD 400 entry lump sum, one-time payment.

Medical and life insurance: • Medical insurance: The UN Volunteer and eligible PFU dependents will receive UNV provided medical insurance coverage. Coverage for UN Volunteers begins from the Commencement of Service and normally ceases one month after the last day of the UN Volunteer Contract date. • Life Insurance: UN Volunteers are covered by life insurance for the duration of the UN Volunteer assignment. If a UN Volunteer dies during the UN Volunteer assignment, the eligible designated beneficiaries will be entitled to receive a life insurance lump sum.

Leave entitlements: • Annual leave:  UN Volunteers accrue an entitlement to 2.5 days of Annual Leave per completed month of the UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave up to a maximum of 30 days is carried over in case of a contract extension within the same UN Volunteer assignment. Unused accrued Annual Leave may not be carried over in case of reassignment or a new assignment. • Learning leave: Subject to supervisor approval and exigencies of service, UN Volunteers may request up to ten working days of Learning Leave per consecutive 12 months of the UN Volunteer assignment, starting with the Commencement of Service date, provided the Learning Leave is used within the contract period. • Certified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers are entitled to up to 30 days of certified sick leave based on a 12-month cycle. This amount is reset every 12-month cycle. • Uncertified Sick Leave: UN Volunteers receive seven days of uncertified sick leave working days in a calendar year. This amount will be reset at the established interval period.